Most beautiful villages

Zhaoxing Dong village

Zhaoxing Dong Village, the largest Dong village in China, is also called Qianhu (meaning a thousand households) Dong Village because about 1,000 households of Dong people live here. There are five sections in the village, namely ren (meaning benevolence), yi (meaning justice), li (meaning courtesy), zhi (meaning wisdom), xin (meaning faith). There lives one clan in every section, and every clan has built its own drum tower. A street runs from east to west in the village. The houses are typical pile dwelling with roofs of black tiles. The features of the Dong construction are also demonstrated in the five wooden drum towers of different shapes, four magnificent wood-structured roofed flower bridges and five theatrical stages. Zhaoxing is also a cradle of Dong festivals and dances.

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